New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow ^20.3%

AP News - By Geoff Mulvihill - 7/2/2026, 4:01 AM

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New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the joint federal and state insurance program that covers low-income residents as federal policy changes are expected to make the program more... more